Bird Conservation Story Number Two

Issue: This Pileated woodpecker injured itself banging the aluminum siding of a home with its beak causing a coracoids wing fracture.

Treatment: The woodpecker’s wing was carefully bandaged for 14 days and pain management was provided.

Result: This bird was released in Sherbrooke (QC) where it was found.

Did you know? Woodpeckers will bang and peck at aluminum roofs and siding of homes and buildings to make as much noise as possible to attract mates. This behavior is only temporary and will last the first few weeks of summer.

First published in the Hudson/Saint-Lazare Gazette and are reprinted here with permission.

Celebrating 20 years of commitment to Canada’s wild birds.

Le Nichoir provides proper care and treatment for injured or orphaned wild birds and releases them back into their natural habitat.

Le Nichoir also provides advice and information about wild birds and their environment through educational programs and annual public events.